Using Firefox in secret can be a useful way to use the internet to purchase gifts for loved ones or going on Myspace without people knowing. The best option however is to not use extensions but use a portable version of Firefox.

Steps

Find a spare USB Pen Drive that the person you don't want to know about your browsing won't use.

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Install the file that you downloaded straight onto the USB Pen Drive.

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Run Firefox for the first time and install any extensions you like to have and close and restart Firefox.

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Begin using Firefox portable by inserting the Pen Drive into any computer you want. You can use it as normal and the main install of Firefox will not know of your browsing habits. You can save links and favourites as normal.

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To end your session simply close Firefox and safely remove the device from your computer.

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Tips

Firefox portable can be installed onto a Pen Disk, hidden in a folder deep in the computers hard drive (usually C:) or even installed on a remote server and run.

The above tip is useless if intruders are technically adept. However, placing the Firefox install in an encrypted volume using software such as FreeOTFE or True Crypt (which can encrypt the entire USB drive, or create a custom encrypted directory on a hard drive) will keep pretty much anyone out, as long as your password is secure and secret.

If you want a USB Pen Drive only for Firefox they can be gotten in smaller capacities 256mb or less for under £10 (about $5-6 US). Alternatively try websites such as Gumtree (www.gumtree.com) for local free ads to see if you can get one cheaply. Other alternatives include going to junk shops, yard sales or car boot sales where often bags of them can be purchased for less than £10(about $5-6 US) for smaller sized units usually under 64mb.

Warnings

If the computer you are using has internet-monitoring software installed, your visits to various sites will still be recorded.

Do not think that this method or any other outlined will necessarily evade detection by the police. This method merely bypasses your main installation of Firefox to go undetected by Partners, friends or family through looking through the history. Police and other officials may find what you have browsed via your ISP, or if Firefox installation is unencrypted, by simply examining your USB drive (even if all the files are deleted).